standpatter
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of standpatter
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No standpatter, Senator McNary has placed himself adroitly half way between the Republican archconservatives and the Republican insurgents.
From Time Magazine Archive
Give 'em an inch and they'll take a mile, runs the old standpatter against liberalizing practically anything.
From Time Magazine Archive
During her campaign she made no speeches, announced the following platform: "First, I am a Christian; second, I am an American, and third, I am a Republican and a standpatter, too."
From Time Magazine Archive
White is a progressive; Mason is a standpatter.
From Abroad at Home American Ramblings, Observations, and Adventures of Julian Street by Julian Street
In farming as in politics Washington was no standpatter.
From George Washington: Farmer by Paul Leland Haworth
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